Castle · Schmidtville · Nova Scotia

Halifax Citadel

Halifax Citadel is a fort and military museum. It stands inside Schmidtville’s neighbourhood outline. Officially, it is a National Historic Site of Canada.

Photo: Halifax Citadel, Moneywagon (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Schmidtville

inside the neighbourhood outline

How well known

Top 5%

#230 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

Castle in Schmidtville

Among the best-known places to visit in Canada

Ranked by coverage, #230 of 5,181 places to visit across Canada. About ↓

Inside Schmidtville

Halifax Citadel sits inside Schmidtville’s neighbourhood outline. Towns near it ↓

National Historic Site of Canada

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

June to September are the warmest in Schmidtville, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C.

Jan0° / -8°124 mm

Feb1° / -8°114 mm

Mar4° / -4°120 mm

Apr9° / 0°108 mm

May14° / 5°115 mm

Jun19° / 10°107 mm

Jul23° / 14°95 mm

Aug23° / 15°94 mm

Sep20° / 11°107 mm

Oct14° / 6°141 mm

Nov9° / 1°135 mm

Dec4° / -4°156 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Schmidtville, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Shearwater, 6.3 km from Schmidtville (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Schmidtville’s full climate →

About

Halifax Citadel

Articles on it exist in 6 languages. Close by, St. Mary's Basilica is 700 m away, one of 11 within 15 km.

Halifax Citadel on Wikipedia ↗

Its historic-place page →

Type: Castle
Listed: National Historic Site of Canada
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Schmidtville
Official site: parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/halifax

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

Visit details

HoursMay 7–Oct 31 Every day 09:00–17:00

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Halifax Citadel on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Halifax Citadel is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns close to Halifax Citadel

Austinville, with 28,021 people, is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Schmidtville

18,105 people · 44 places to visit

2 · 400 m west of it

North End

19,733 people · 40 places to visit

3 · 1 km south of it

South End

22,012 people · 44 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Westmount

23,207 people · 41 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Halifax Citadel is	People	Places to visit
Schmidtville	It’s in town	18,105	44
North End	400 m west of it	19,733	40
South End	1 km south of it	22,012	44
Westmount	1.3 km southwest of it	23,207	41
Austinville	1.9 km northwest of it	28,021	45
Windsor Park	2.1 km west of it	13,044	43
Manor Park	2.2 km north of it	14,148	46
Portland Estates	3.2 km northeast of it	10,164	46

Make a day of it

What else is near Halifax Citadel

ChurchSt. Mary's Basilica700 m away 2

Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotia600 m away 3

GardenHalifax Public Gardens600 m away 4

MuseumNova Scotia Museum of Natural History400 m away 5

National historic site · Parks CanadaCavalier Building100 m away 6National historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaCounterscarp Gallery100 m away 7National historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaRedan100 m away 8

Fort · Parks CanadaTown Clock on Citadel Hill200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Halifax Citadel

Where is Halifax Citadel?

Look in Schmidtville, Nova Scotia; Halifax Citadel is within the neighbourhood outline.

What is Halifax Citadel?

Fort and military museum in Halifax, Canada.

How well known is Halifax Citadel?

Wikipedia coverage puts Halifax Citadel at #230 among Canadian places.

When is the best time to visit Halifax Citadel?

In Schmidtville, June to September are the warmest, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Is Halifax Citadel a designated historic place?

Yes: National Historic Site of Canada.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Halifax Citadel: Moneywagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Mary's Basilica: baekken, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halifax Public Gardens: Hantsheroes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History: Hal peridol, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cavalier Building: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Town Clock on Citadel Hill: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).